Chinese word

计算机

Pronunciation

Pinyinjì suàn jī

Meaning

  • nouncomputer

Example

我用计算机写报告。wǒ yòng jì suàn jī xiě bào gào

I use a computer to write a report.

Illustration for 计算机 (computer)

More examples

课上老师教我们如何打开计算机。kè shàng lǎo shī jiāo wǒ men rú hé dǎ kāi jì suàn jī

In class, the teacher taught us how to turn on a computer.

Core concept

A tool that turns numbers and other information into useful results, from simple calculations to stored files.

Common phrases

  • 打开计算机dǎ kāi jì suàn jī

    turn on a computer

  • 在计算机上zài jì suàn jī shàng

    on a computer

Similar words

电脑diàn nǎo: A personal computer used at home or on a desk.
计算器jì suàn qì: A small device that quickly performs simple arithmetic and numerical calculations.

Definition in Chinese

用于算数、数据处理和信息存储的机器或设备。yòng yú suàn shù shù jù chú lǐ hé xìn xī cún chǔ de jī qì huò shè bèi

Word origin

计 (jì, "count") and 算 (suàn, "calculate") describe the work, while 机 (jī, "machine") names the device that carries it out.

Usage tips

  • The pronunciation has a clear 4-4-1 tone pattern, with two falling tones followed by a high level tone at the end.

Other meanings

  • personal computernoun
  • calculatornoun

Related words

  • 计算器jì suàn qìcalculatornoun

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